Checklist of the family Epitoniidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Taiwan with description of a new species and some new records Author Huang, Chih-Wei Author Lee, Yen-Chen text Biodiversity Data Journal 2016 4 5653 5653 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e5653 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.4.e5653 1314-2828-4-5653 Epitonium (Parviscala) beachportensis (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938) Description Tiny, white, costae about 16-18 in number, that are continuous from whorl to whorl, with a peaked angle below the suture (Fig. 2c). Interspaces between the costae sculpture with fine spiral threads, without umbilicus. Shell height 5-9mm. Distribution The species has been taken off South Australia. In Taiwan, one dead specimen was collected from the beach of Lu-tao Island. This species is a new record from the East Asian region. Records Scala (Mazescala) beachportensis Cotton and Godfrey 1938 : pl. 17, figs 5. Epitonium beachportensis Kaicher 1981 : No. 3057. Epitonium (Parviscala) beachportense Weil et al. 1999 : p.134.